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House Democratic leaders that include Rep. Xavier Becerra of Los Angeles are using a rare procedure known as a discharge petition to try to force a House vote on immigration reform. President Obama has expressed his support for the move this week. Kitty Felde/KPCC

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Obama endorses House Dem immigration push - Politico President Obama said in a statement that he“applauds” House Democrats' decision to file a discharge petition, a procedural move intended to force a vote on a broad House immigration reform bill. Filed Wednesday, the petition needs 218 signatures from House members, making it unlikely that there will be enough Republican support.

The changing face of citizenship - Boston Globe On the rising number of black immigrants and new citizens in the U.S. and in states like Massachusetts: "Though still small, the number of new black citizens in Massachusetts has more than doubled, to 76,000 since 2000, census estimates show, fueled by transplants from the Caribbean and, increasingly, fast-growing groups from Africa. Nationwide, the number of new black citizens has nearly doubled, to 1.8 million."

Crossing The Desert: Why Brenda Wanted Border Patrol To Find Her - NPR A woman interviewed at a Mexican border migrant shelter tells her story: "She'd come all the way from southern Mexico, and crossed the border into Arizona early this year. Then her group of migrants was spotted by the U.S. Border Patrol somewhere outside of Tucson. How did she escape? 'I ran,' she said simply, but she was separated from her group, and was soon lost in the desert."

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